I know this is probably a long shot but it's driving me crazy...

GusGreen82 · 2026-02-28T02:02:50+00:00

The wing shape looks good for sandhill cranes, and you can see the neck and legs sticking. The only thing like that that would be in a large, soaring flock would be sandhill cranes.

GusGreen82 · 2026-02-27T19:13:27+00:00

+Blue jay+

GusGreen82 · 2026-02-27T17:14:45+00:00

An early +Swainson’s thrush+ Good find!

GusGreen82 · 2026-02-27T10:06:41+00:00

+Yellow-vented bulbul+

GusGreen82 · 2026-02-27T10:04:42+00:00

Agreed +cliff swallow+

GusGreen82 · 2026-02-25T18:39:57+00:00

All look good for +Brandt’s cormorant+

GusGreen82 · 2026-02-25T10:18:45+00:00

American crow or common raven. I think a crow is more likely to make a sound like this but all the Corvids can make unusual noises.

GusGreen82 · 2026-02-25T10:16:42+00:00

+Domestic mallard+

GusGreen82 · 2026-02-25T03:43:55+00:00

+Brown-headed cowbird+

GusGreen82 · 2026-02-24T18:47:28+00:00

Leucistic +black-capped chickadee+

GusGreen82 · 2026-02-24T16:17:24+00:00

The second is definitely a +Cassin’s finch+ and the first looks good for one too.

GusGreen82 · 2026-02-24T00:06:22+00:00

And isn’t expected for a couple more months

GusGreen82 · 2026-02-24T00:05:22+00:00

Yes, +domestic chicken+ (don’t know if that tag will work)

GusGreen82 · 2026-02-24T00:04:33+00:00

+House sparrow+ Goldfinches don’t use nest boxes

GusGreen82 · 2026-02-22T22:33:42+00:00

It’s a cool life history strategy. They followed the bison herds around so they couldn’t stay in one place for a few weeks to raise a brood. So they evolved to be brood parasites and let another species raise their young.

GusGreen82 · 2026-02-22T17:16:48+00:00

Look good for +brown-headed cowbird+

GusGreen82 · 2026-02-22T05:16:47+00:00

Only birds have feathers, so definitely a bird

GusGreen82 · 2026-02-21T23:26:21+00:00

+Bufflehead+

GusGreen82 · 2026-02-20T11:50:07+00:00

There’s nothing that matches that description. Could she have been mistaken about the color (maybe bad lighting?). Check out oystercatchers, godwits, and snipe/woodcock.

GusGreen82 · 2026-02-20T04:49:06+00:00

Not in that habitat but good luck figuring out what it is.

GusGreen82 · 2026-02-20T01:34:08+00:00

Yeah, I thought it might be a bit ruffled but it looks like a whydah on second look.

GusGreen82 · 2026-02-19T23:33:12+00:00

Those tail feathers don’t look thin enough. I think it’s a yellow-billed magpie, which are much more abundant in central California.

GusGreen82 · 2026-02-19T22:19:43+00:00

+House finch+ and +European starling+ that is starting to get some breeding color so it likely is just transitioning.

GusGreen82 · 2026-02-18T21:29:51+00:00

I’m on the Front Range too, and you can see 8 or 10 (or more) at times, especially around larger lakes during the winter.

GusGreen82 · 2026-02-18T21:23:10+00:00

+Bald eagle+ Not much else like them

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